One of NOAA Sea Grant's priorities is to improve the resilience of coastal communities to hazards, including effects of climate change.

Local credibility ... That’s a distinctive strength of the National Sea Grant College Program

As a network of university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes state, NOAA Sea Grant has earned a reputation as a trusted source of science in coastal communities. NOAA Sea Grant funds competitive scientific research of the highest caliber and also helps coastal knowledge-users make timely use of research results. Now, recognizing the local diversity and complexity of issues associated with coastal climate change, Sea Grant has emerged as a national leader in preparing for its effects.

One of NOAA's priorities is to improve the resilience of coastal communities to hazards, including the effects of climate change.

For examples of some of the projects undertaken by the nation's Sea Grant programs, check out NOAA Sea Grant's four-page fact sheet, "NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Change: Helping the Nation Prepare" (pdf).

Covering Climate in the Classroom (December 2014)
"Understanding the relationship between weather and climate are
important first steps to understanding larger-scale global climate
change," says NYSG Hudson Estuary Specialist Nordica Holochuck, who
tested this and other lesson plan concepts with educators during a
mid-November workshop on climate change and its impacts. Holochuck has
been working with partners from Cornell University and the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson
River Estuary Program on this new series of teaching curricula designed
to help middle school students understand climate and
weather basics and explore climate change-related issues close to home
in the Hudson River Valley. The teaching curricula fit into Learning
Standards for New York State, Next Generation Learning Standards and the
Common Core.

WWWhat's Trending:On YouTube—NOAA and Sea Grant on Being "Climate Resilient" (December 2014)
It's been quite a packed second-half of 2014 for discussions on the
topic of climate change—from NOAA's monthly, quarterly and seasonal
climate reports via its social media channels to the release of its new
online Climate Resilience Toolkit to the Administration's assistance
compiling an annual snapshot of major climate findings. NYSG also
provides both an archive of its climate stories as well as a regular
review of related content via its Facebook and Twitter platforms.

Understanding Impacts of Climate Change on Summer Flounder (May 2014)
Any changes that investigators find in fishing
effort or shifts in flounder distribution will help to inform stock
assessments and fishery management as well as provide insight on how to
evaluate fish stocks under new climate situations.

NOAA's Coastal Climate Adaptation Resources
Features easy-to-understand climate change science information, as well as examples of the various strategies communities are employing and plans and policies that have been developed to address climate change impacts. Also include functionality for uploading and locating resources for your state and additional opportunities to engage in discussions about climate-related solutions.